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beta functions

beta functions is the plural of beta function.

Meaning of beta function

Noun

beta function (plural beta functions)

  1. A mathematical function that is also called the Euler integral of the first kind; it is a symmetric special function.
    • Considering the equation of the binomial coefficient n choose k described in terms of the factorial, replacing n with p + q and k with p, turning the RHS upside-down and replacing factorials with the Gamma function, then replacing (p + q) choose p with Β(p, q) yields Euler's equation for the Beta...

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What is beta functions the plural of?
Beta functions is the plural of beta function.

Words near beta functions in the dictionary

  1. beta female
  2. beta females
  3. beta fish
  4. beta fishes
  5. beta function
  6. beta functions
  7. Beta Geminorum
  8. beta globin
  9. beta globins
  10. beta globulin
  11. beta globulins

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